Leaf Valley Mercantile

Small town family pub. Service was great and friendly. Double cheeseburger with crinkle fries was…read moreon point. The food was hot. Ambiance is perfect for the family. Tables large enough for 6-8. The specials come with a dessert bar with ice cream and brownies.

Old school local awesomeness. Some of the most welcoming staff I've ever encountered at a…read morerestaurant. Decent bar food, inexpensive, and a relaxing vibe capped off by some free cake. No wonder this place has been open and under same ownership since 1979.

Front entrance

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The bar area. I took the photo from our booth. There are plenty of tables in here and in the back room

The Cormorant Pub

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Just give up and sell to Zorbaz. No service and bartender, Jess, walked past me four times before…read moresaying a word to me. Doesn't matter that it was a Friday at the lake. These guys were ill prepared for the day and the service and food was terrrible. Not going ba k. Zorbaz pri ing is unreasonable but at least you know what you are getting.

Ordered two piece breasted chicken dinner, they gave me a drumstick and thigh for $14 and a side…read moresalad. Expected at least one piece of white meat! Terrible experience

Enjoying the weather before outside area closes for winter!

New boathouse addition

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Cool real boat bar

Northwoods Pub

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62.6 mi

Love this place, love the environment, the vibe, the staff, but the food isn't the quality of the…read moreaccommodation's at Grand View. Ive been here 10-12 times now and you can get better food in Nisswa and the surrounding cities. You can disagree but you are wrong

Friendly staff, cozy northern pub feel! A very fun birthday dinner spot! I would recommend the…read moreMinnesota sushi - so unique and tasty!!

Minnesota Sushi

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Chocolate Fondue

Son of A Butcher Bar & Grill

3.9(27 reviews)

75.6 mi

It took 70 minutes to get our food, with no warning or explanation for when it would come…read more The hamburger was so over cooked and dry that it was hard to eat, coming from a butcher that is claiming such high quality of meat this was a surprise. I'm trying to think of any place at any time where a hamburger was so bad, but can't come up with anything. It wasn't burnt, it just tasted like it was cooked from frozen and sat on the grill for the entire 70 minutes we waited and slowly heated the life out of the meat. It was almost like they wanted it to be horrible. I've never been to a place that charged for fried onions on the burger. French fries were clearly from frozen and the freezer burn taste was strong. And due to the wait, arrived cold. We did have wings that were pretty good, sauces were nicely done. As far as ambiance, there were tons of televisions but all were showing the game show network, really? The NBA playoffs were on and we're showing Family Feud on every single TV, weird. This was the only food place in town that was open, in the future we'll go to another town. And I will not be visiting the butcher either, if you can't cook a burger I have doubts you'd know how to butcher the meat. I'm surprised the people who live in Kimball would ever go to this place.

Great small town bar with seating inside and a nice patio out back. Had prime rib sandwich- only…read moresuggestion would be to serve with horseradish or au ju!

Bar

SOB Burger, great flavor, but you will need a pile of napkins, and maybe a shower!

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Pooch's Corner Pub

4.2(6 reviews)

45.6 mi

We love stopping here on our way back to Alexandria. The food is so good. They have the best burger…read morebaskets. The service is always great, everyone that works there is so friendly, which is really nice for a small town bar when you're not locals. It's a cozy little place that just draws us in almost every time we're driving through Freeport.

This place is alright. Have had good days and ok days there. Like the atmosphere and general area…read moreis good for the area.

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V’s Grill & Pubs

4.8(4 reviews)

83.0 mi

Their broasted chicken is excellent, rest of menu selection are good…read more Nice pub ambience, locals frequent this place. Take out service is great

This is a good place to eat if you are looking for some good food. The service was 5 stars. Our…read morewaitress was very friendly and came back every few minutes to see if we needed anything. Even a waitress that wasn't working our table came over to see if we needed anything. My wife had the chicken and it was juicy and delicious. I had a burger. I'm pretty sure it was a pre-made burger patty. But that being said it had a good taste. The bun was good and didn't feel like it was old or pre-frozen. I'm sure we will be back. This is a great family owned business.

Broasted Chicken menu

The Mighty Burger

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Drink menu

Trappers Pub & Grub

3.8(5 reviews)

54.6 mi

Wow was this a great find! Had the Southwest wrap. Was very fresh tasting and it was huge. Also…read moremy group has their burger which was huge and homemade. This is not the typical greasy bar food. Going back again for sure. No one will leave hungry!

For awhile, I literally went to trappers weekly. I don't anymore- just because I am way too busy…read more Love everything I've tried but you can't beat the sour cream fries and the wings

Handmade sausage pizza

Chicken Bacon Ranch Wrap!

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Taco salad! Tuesday night all you can eat TACOS!

Grumpy's

2.0(1 review)

64.4 mi

No food. Service was so so…read moreAmbiance ok Beer not so good. Not cold They forget to tell you cards only no cash !

From the owner: We serve solid drinks at very fair prices. We're not pretentious - we're just a good old-fashioned…read morebar located in the heart of the oldest part of Cold Spring.

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Dougout

4.0(4 reviews)

37.0 mi

Food is good! The (female) staff need to come out from…read morebehind the bar and serve the rest of the bar, they like to hang outand.only serve the people at the bar. The $3+ Add on for French Fries is OUTRAGOUS! The chips that are offered, are delish.

I had fried chicken, it's was excellent, Cole slaw was great too. Price was good. Service was…read moretimely and not overly intrusive. I'll be back

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